7:00 p.m. ET: LSU Tigers (12-0) at Auburn Tigers (11-1)
Spread: Auburn -4
Total: 142
The #11 Auburn Tigers look for its 4th straight win over the #16 LSU Tigers at Auburn Arena. The last victory for the Tigers at Auburn was an 80-68 win on Feb. 2, 2016. LSU and Auburn met once last season. LSU won 104-80 in Baton Rouge. LSU is one of just five teams in the country without a loss this season. Auburn’s only loss this season was a 115-109 triple-overtime decision against UConn over a month ago. Jabari Smith has averaged 16.2 points and 7.2 rebounds to lead the charge for Auburn. Wendell Green Jr. has paired with Smith and is producing 11.8 points and 4.8 assists per game. LSU is led by Darius Days, who is averaging 15 points and 8.5 rebounds. Auburn has won its last 6 home games, scoring an average of 80.3 points while giving up 58.8. LSU has won all their games this season however they haven’t been pretty especially in the first half. LSU has also faced a much weaker schedule than this Auburn team. LSU is overvalued due to their recent years of success under Wade but this year’s team is not the same caliber team. Auburn is young but full of talent that should be able to handle LSU. Take the Auburn Tigers to cover the spread in this one.
Trends
- The Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- The Road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Bookie: Auburn -4 / Over 142
Fade the Public: LSU / Under
Sharp Action: Auburn / Over